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Leiden University is proud of her alumni. Alumni contribute in many different ways to the growth and development of the university. The university also contributes to ongoing personal and professional development of her alumni.

This article examines how motivational signals in job advertisements relate to public employers’ recruitment success.

On 21 February 2019, Ruben Zandvliet defended his thesis 'Trade, Investment and Labour: Interactions in International Law'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. N.J. Schrijver.

Do you have any questions about the master’s specialisation Computer Science and Business Studies? Please contact us.

The Physics and High-Tech Innovation specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes a physics component (60 EC), mostly in the first year, and a High-Tech Innovation component, mostly in the second year (60 EC).

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This publication brings together two contributions born of different intentions but which are both dedicated to Hellenistic pottery of the Alexandria region.

We investigate the physics and design of mechanical metamaterial, intricately sculpted materials with properties set by their architecture.

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Why do some parties fail to settle conflict, even after long periods of fighting? ISGA PhD candidate Valerie Sticher suggests that costly concessions often stand in the way of a negotiated agreement. Conflict party members not only care about their in-group's welfare, but also want to avoid rewarding…

This project introduces primary school children (8-12 years) to science and archaeology.

As part of a cooperation agreement between the Stichting Nederlands Institute in Turkije (NIT Foundation) with Koç University in Istanbul, the institute is located within the premises of the Koç University ANAMED Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, in the central Beyoğlu district of Istanbu…

The Department of Archaeological Heritage and Society focuses on the relationships between past and present, the role of heritage in society, and how heritage can contribute to the improving quality of life and our (future) environment.

In today's volatile market environments, companies must be able to continuously innovate. In this context, innovation does not only refer to the development of new products or business models but often also affects the entire organization, which has to transform its structures, processes, and ways of…

Do you have questions about the Master’s specialisation Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Industrial Pharmacy? Please contact us.

Discover why Leiden University is the ideal place for the Political Theory: Legitimacy and Justice MSc — combining top-level political philosophy education, small-group seminars, and academic staff expertise.

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Please contact us if you have any questions about the programme Public International Law and the specialisation International Criminal Law.

Leiden University offers you several services related to career orientation and job application skills.

Still have questions about the Master’s programme Crisis and Security Management? Please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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In the MSc Chemistry programme you will focus your studies on one of LIC's two main research areas, Chemistry for Health or Chemistry for Sustainability, and one specialisation.

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Are you interested in Leiden University College The Hague, but unable to travel to our open day on 2 March? Not to worry! We are livestreaming the information sessions taking place in our building.

The Faculty of Archaeology offers a dynamic research environment for PhD candidates. Their projects at the Faculty span all fields in archaeological research, from fieldwork to lab work and heritage issues, from prehistoric to modern times, worldwide.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University’s Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences with Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan.

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This is the application procedure for the physics summer school of Leiden University. It is part of the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION). Interested bachelor (BSc) students can apply through the online form, where they need to upload several documents. The application deadline is 25 May 2025.

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The nineteenth century truly was an age of transformation. Throughout Europe processes of industrialization and urbanization, nationalization and centralization, changed the structures of society. It was an age in which the number of people living in urban communities grew substantially.

This project suggests a reconceptualisation of pre- and non-capitalist imperial monetary policy, arguing that the existing literature about imperial financial flows has unnecessarily privileged ideas of largesse and seemingly chaotic monetary distribution.

My current research focuses on criminality and gender interactions in nineteenth-century Europe. This project uses a comparative methodology to explain gender constructions in a criminal and in a court setting.

On Wednesday 14 May 2025 Remzi Çakırlar successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

An investigation into how racial stereotypes were created and used in the European Middle Ages.

This study by artist Jonas Staal explores the development of propaganda art from the 20th to the 21st century.

The aim of this thesis is to expedite and ensure the systematic accuracy of clearance scaling from adults to paediatric patients, with a special focus on drugs undergoing hepatic metabolism.

Faculty of Archaeology, University of Leiden

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of the Faculty of Sciences with one partner in Ukraine.

The focus of our theoretical research is understanding the behaviour of soft condensed matter, physical matter which is deformed or structurally altered by thermal fluctuations or small stresses.

An examination of rationales and core practices of first-grade Worldview/Religious Education teachers focused on their students' philosophical identity development

Measurement of brain activity by external electrodes (EEG).

Eduard Fosch-Villaronga and Hadassah Drukarch from eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies, recently published the book ‘AI for Healthcare Robotics’, published by CRC Press from Taylor and Francis Group in their AI for Everything Series.